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Stateless persons and refugees, as described in the chapter, are people who:

ANo state is willing to grant membership or guaranteed rights
BVoluntarily renounce their original country's citizenship
CCarry passports from at least three different countries
DHave only economic, not political, rights in their countries
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. No state is willing to grant membership or guaranteed rights
Stateless persons are people whom no state is willing to grant membership. They have no guaranteed rights and often live as refugees in precarious conditions (e.g. Palestinian refugees, dispossessed ethnic groups). Citizenship is their unmet goal.
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